Are Replacements becoming a problem?

[Zarix]

I think that the biggest problem is that people don't know where replacement players are needed. If anyone doesn't advertise the empty spots, nobody is going to fill them. Advertising an open spot can be a lot of trouble. PBW needs to list all open spots the same way it lists open games.

Let me explain a little bit. First we have a game that has started. Then a player drops out. After that the game owner has to decide if the spot should be filled again. If the game owner wants it filled, he/she just clicks a button and the open spot is added to the list. That way any potential replacement players can see open spots and their game information easily. When someone fills the spot, it vanishes from the list and everything is fine again.

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Zarix:
I think that the biggest problem is that people don't know where replacement players are needed. If anyone doesn't advertise the empty spots, nobody is going to fill them. Advertising an open spot can be a lot of trouble. PBW needs to list all open spots the same way it lists open games.

Let me explain a little bit. First we have a game that has started. Then a player drops out. After that the game owner has to decide if the spot should be filled again. If the game owner wants it filled, he/she just clicks a button and the open spot is added to the list. That way any potential replacement players can see open spots and their game information easily. When someone fills the spot, it vanishes from the list and everything is fine again.

Zarix, We already have that. Games with open spots show up in the open games list. And they are color coded differently than games that are taking players that haven't started yet. What in addition to this are you asking for?

Geoschmo

[Skulky]

I think he's trying to get a way for people to advertise spots they really really want filled, but it seems kinda redundant as, in the game where i'm an admin, i'd really love to have someone fill up the empty spot, and i bet most admins would too. If people properly mark dead empires (and make less work for you incidently) then the replacement player game list is truly a listing of games needing replacements.

Also, something for anyone who is admining games out there, i've seen/been in several games where the admin marks empires dead even though they are still technically alive, they are just so wasted that there is no point in offering them up for grabs, also, it can help alleviate concerns about crossing over between players.

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Skulky:
I think he's trying to get a way for people to advertise spots they really really want filled, but it seems kinda redundant as, in the game where i'm an admin, i'd really love to have someone fill up the empty spot, and i bet most admins would too. If people properly mark dead empires (and make less work for you incidently) then the replacement player game list is truly a listing of games needing replacements.

Also, something for anyone who is admining games out there, i've seen/been in several games where the admin marks empires dead even though they are still technically alive, they are just so wasted that there is no point in offering them up for grabs, also, it can help alleviate concerns about crossing over between players.

Well, we also have the open games forum on PBW, and people often post for replacments here. Typically the Game owners that post more requests tend to get their games filled up more quickly.

[Baron Grazic]

Thanks for clearing the "Conquista" game Geo. Grandpa Kim, Do you want to advertise for the Lint Navy, I don't want to, since I'm fighting them.

Another game I am in the replacement players seem to hang around for 5-10 turns before starting to miss turns and then dropping out - Always just when we have agreed on a trade I need, but before they accept it. And 6 days for each turn, we seem to be waiting awhile for replacement players.

[ September 16, 2002, 03:41: Message edited by: Baron Grazic ]

[Slaughtermeyer]

One way to tell if an empire that you're considering taking over as a replacement player is dead is if its score is a multiple of 200, which means that it probably has no ships or planets, only researched tech levels, since each tech level is worth 200 points. Of course this doesn't help if this statistic is turned off.

[dumbluck]

So what exactly does marking an empire as "Dead" actually do? Does it mean that the spot just isn't open to replacement and the AI will run the turn, or does it mean that not even the AI will do anything?